Alexandra Eala of the Philippines brushed aside Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova 6-1, 6-4 on Friday to reach the third round of the US Open, keeping alive the buzz for her fervent following in New York. The 21-year-old left hander lost to Oliynykova in Strasbourg earlier this year but had the right formula this time around; Eala needing little more than an hour to book a third-round meeting with No 14 seed Iva Jovic of the USA. “My patience and the consistency of my focus [were] the key to...
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September 4, 2026 at 3:24 AM
US Open: Alexandra Eala marches on, as China’s Zheng Qinwen regains ‘competitive fire’
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